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L. EHRLICH.

' PAPER GUTTER.

No. 392,857. Patented NOV. 13, 1888.

NITED STATES PATENT Ormea.

LEO EHRLIOH, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR rIO THE AMERICAN ROLLPAPER COMPANY, OF SAME PLAGE.

PAPER-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettere Patent No. 392,857. aerea November13, ieee.

Application filed February 13, 1888. Serial No. 263,707. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, Luo EnRLIoH, of the city of St. Louis, in the Stateof Missouri, vhave invented a certain new and useful Improvement inPaper-Cutters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, and in which* Figure I is an elevation of myimproved paper-cutter. Fig. II is an end View.

My invention relates to an improvement in machines for holding andcutting wrappingpaper; and my invention consists in features of noveltyhereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, -1 represents a base, and 2 ends secured toand extending upward from the base. with extensions 3, to which a knife,el, is secured.

5 represents arms pivoted to the extensions at 6 and held in an inclinedposition by springs 7. I prefer to use springs composed of a singleleaf, each secured to the ends, as shown at 8. The springs act to holdthe armsin apositioninelined upwardly from theknife, and upon these armsthe journals or gudgeons 9 of the roller 10, upon which the paper lll iswound, bear. It will thus be seen that as the springs hold the arms inan inclined position the roller will move downwardly on the latter asthe paper is removed, and thus be automatically fed to the knife. As thepaper is removed and the roller moves towardtlie knife, it approachesthe pivots of the arms 5, and as it does so the weight on the springs ofcourse decreases, and the arms are made by the springs to incline moreThe ends are'provided 1 or are given a steeper pitch to provide for thedecrease in the weight of the roller against the knife. Thus a uniformpressure is had between the rollers and knife at all times.

12 represents projections over the journals 9, which hold the journalson the arms 5. These are preferably formed in one part with the arms.The outer ends of the arms are preferably turned up or hooked, as shownat displaced.

I claim as my invention* l. In apaper-cutter, the combination of theroller, support for the roller, arms pivoted to the support, knife, andsprings holding the arms in an inclined position, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. In a papercutter, the combination of the base, ends secured to thebase, extensions on the ends, knife secured to the extensions, armspivoted to the extensions, springs secured to the ends and supportingthe arms in an inclined position, and a roller resting on t-he arms,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a paper-cutter, the combination of the base, ends secured to thebase, extensions on the ends, knife secured tothe extensions, armspivoted to the extensions and having hooks on their outer ends, andprojections l2 on the arms, springs secured to the ends and sustainingthe arms in an inclined position, and a roller bearing on the arms,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

LEO EHRLICII.

In presence of- EDWD. S. KNIGHT, J os. WAHLE.

13, Fig. Il, to avoid danger of the roller being

